EmAm
Richard Divine made up his mind to take the last few steps
DEm
to the bathroom door from his bedroom floor and to lock himself in.
Steady young hands, meticulous plans,
AmD
disposable razors and a blisterpack filled with strong sleeping pills,
Em
and a bath of hot water.
GB7C
He said he’s not for sale, said that he felt hounded,
AmEm
crowded and surrounded by this life he didn’t choose.
Em
He carefully wrote a funerary note
AmD
on his best writing paper to set out the facts,
Em
and sealed it with wax, and left it in the kitchen.
Am
He left it out so his parents would know what there was waiting for them:
DEm
pale cold skin and blood seeping in to the landing carpet.
GB7C
He said he’s not for sale, said that he felt hounded,
AmG
crowded and surrounded by this life he didn’t choose.
B7C
But everybody plays this game on a daily basis.
Am
They’re not heroes, they’re survivors,
and it’s not Shakespearian if they lose.
EmD
So do what you want, do what you want, do what the voices tell you,
CB
but don’t ever say that we didn’t warn you.
Em
cause we warned you
GB7C
He said he’s not for sale, but he bought into his failure.
AmG
He’s telling tales that hammer nails right into open palms.
GB7C
A martyr in reverse, he’s best at being worst,
AmG
the rest of us are cursed but we keep calm and we carry on.
G, B7, C, Am x2
GBm
So Richard, here it is: none of us are blameless, huddled here like
C
strangers,
DG
shameless in our lists of all the changes we say we need.
B7
But I think that you knew that,
CAm
you can’t pretend it’s news that when you cut yourself you’ll bleed.